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+[api]
+nova_enabled=True
+
+[nova]
+ca_ssl_cert=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+
+# Sets options for the synchronizer
+[observer]
+name=openstack
+dependency_graph=/opt/xos/model-deps
+steps_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/openstack/steps
+sys_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/openstack/sys
+model_policies_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/openstack/model_policies
+#logfile=/var/log/xos_backend.log
+log_file=console
+log_level=debug
+pretend=False
+backoff_disabled=True
+save_ansible_output=True
+accessor_kind=api
+accessor_password=@/opt/xos/services/openstack/credentials/xosadmin@opencord.org
+images_directory=/opt/xos/images
+
+[networking]
+use_vtn=True